Malaysian Armed Forces Council Explained

See also: Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

The Malaysian Armed Forces Council is a Malaysian military body established under Article 137 of the Constitution of Malaysia and is the constitutional body responsible (under the general authority of the King as Supreme Commander) for the command, discipline and administration of Malaysia's armed forces. It is composed of the following members;

Current Composition of Council Members

Permanent Members

NameOfficial OfficeRef
1Dato' Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, ChairmanMinister of Defense[1] [2]
2Dato' Halimi Abd ManafSecretary General, Ministry of Defense[3]
3Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, Royal RepresentativeKeeper of the Rulers' Seal
4Chief of Defence Forces[4]
5General Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd NawawiChief of Army
6Admiral Tan Sri Mohd RezaChief of Navy
7General Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad Chief of Air Force
8Dato' Mohtar Mohd Abd RahmanDeputy Director General of Public Service (Development)
9Lieutenant General Dato' Abu Muslim IsmailChief of Staff of Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters
10Major General Datuk Wira Zamrose Mohd ZainAssistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services, Ministry of Defense

Joint Members

NameOfficial OfficeRef
1Dato' Sri Ikmal HishamDeputy Minister of Defense[5]
2Datuk Hj. Ruji bin Hj. UbiDeputy Secretary General (Development), Ministry of Defense
3Mastura Ahmad MustafaDeputy Secretary General (Management), Ministry of Defense
4Ahmad Nadzri bin Mohd HassanDeputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Defense
5Shahrizat Ismail, Legal AdvisorChief Judge Advocate, Ministry of Defense

Secretariat

NameOfficial OfficeRef
1S. Rizuan SaidiPrincipal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defense[6]
2Lieutenant Colonel Abu Hasan Assha'ari Kamis @ ShaffieeStaff Officer, Ministry of Defense
Source : [7]

References

  1. Web site: YB Haji Mohamad Bin Sabu As The Country's New Defence Minister . Ministry of Defence Malaysia . En . 22 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group . Ministry of Defence Malaysia . 1 . En.
  3. News: Send-off Ceremony For Secretary General YBhg Dato' Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi . Ministry of Defence Malaysia . 31 May 2018 . En.
  4. News: Majlis Serah Terima Tugas Panglima Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PAT), Antara YM Jen Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor dan Jen Tan Sri Dato' Seri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin . Ministry of Defence Malaysia . 20 June 2018 . ms.
  5. Web site: Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group . Ministry of Defence Malaysia . 2 . En.
  6. Web site: Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group . Ministry of Defence Malaysia . 3 . En.
  7. Web site: Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group.